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A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER 1)0-7375 Vol.4, No.4 Nov. 28, 1974
Poetry Published
Thru University's
National Contest
A national poetry contest, the VCU ­Series
for Contemporary Poetry, has
been established by the English
department in cooperation with the
University Press of Virginia and the
Associated Writing Programs. The
award winning volume of poetry wi ll be
publ ished next fall in both hard and soft
cover, and will be distributed to news
and literary journals throughout the
nation.
The publication award program is one
of five such programs in the United
States. It is designed to encourage
non-commercial literature with
preference given to poets who have not
published previously.
"It is the university's privilege and
duty to preserve in book form literature
of excellence, and to make
contemporary poetry available to the
community," noted Walton Beacham,
t he general editor of the series. "From
every cubby-hole and poet's den comes
the same cry of a society which once
again has misplaced the valueofartand
subjugated it to more practical luxu ries.
That VCU and the Engl ish department
have chosen to support original art
through publication is remarkable
indeed and is an important reflection of
the va lue which the university places on
the artist," he added.
December Craft Sale
The annual Christmas Craft Fair will
be held Friday and Saturday, December
6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the
first floor of the Hibbs Building. Crafts
made by students and faculty will
Mev Skin Banking Aids
NewTransplant Frontier
One organ never thought of as being
usefully transplantable is human skin.
But now burn specialists at MCV and
elsewhere are calling skin transplants
the most nearly perfect treatment for
victi ms of severe burns. Because of th is,
the MCV Burn Unit is making every
effort to bank skin, and recently
installed a skin freezer where skin is
stored at temperatures around 100
degrees below zero.
Actually, skin has been used as a
dressing for severe burns for many
years, according to Dr. Boyd W. Haynes
Jr., director of the_M_CV Burn Unit, the
first burn unit (continued on page 3)
include textiles, hand blown glass, CROCKETEO INTO A CORNER, a textile student works on a fiber hanging that filled an
wood items, jewelry and ceramics. entire room from ceiling to floor, wall to wall, in a beginning textiles class.

A VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER 1)0-7375 Vol.4, No.4 Nov. 28, 1974
Poetry Published
Thru University's
National Contest
A national poetry contest, the VCU ­Series
for Contemporary Poetry, has
been established by the English
department in cooperation with the
University Press of Virginia and the
Associated Writing Programs. The
award winning volume of poetry wi ll be
publ ished next fall in both hard and soft
cover, and will be distributed to news
and literary journals throughout the
nation.
The publication award program is one
of five such programs in the United
States. It is designed to encourage
non-commercial literature with
preference given to poets who have not
published previously.
"It is the university's privilege and
duty to preserve in book form literature
of excellence, and to make
contemporary poetry available to the
community" noted Walton Beacham,
t he general editor of the series. "From
every cubby-hole and poet's den comes
the same cry of a society which once
again has misplaced the valueofartand
subjugated it to more practical luxu ries.
That VCU and the Engl ish department
have chosen to support original art
through publication is remarkable
indeed and is an important reflection of
the va lue which the university places on
the artist" he added.
December Craft Sale
The annual Christmas Craft Fair will
be held Friday and Saturday, December
6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the
first floor of the Hibbs Building. Crafts
made by students and faculty will
Mev Skin Banking Aids
NewTransplant Frontier
One organ never thought of as being
usefully transplantable is human skin.
But now burn specialists at MCV and
elsewhere are calling skin transplants
the most nearly perfect treatment for
victi ms of severe burns. Because of th is,
the MCV Burn Unit is making every
effort to bank skin, and recently
installed a skin freezer where skin is
stored at temperatures around 100
degrees below zero.
Actually, skin has been used as a
dressing for severe burns for many
years, according to Dr. Boyd W. Haynes
Jr., director of the_M_CV Burn Unit, the
first burn unit (continued on page 3)
include textiles, hand blown glass, CROCKETEO INTO A CORNER, a textile student works on a fiber hanging that filled an
wood items, jewelry and ceramics. entire room from ceiling to floor, wall to wall, in a beginning textiles class.